From pain to ecstasy, within two minutes. Many were enough for Juventus to turn our championship upside down again and the history of this crazy scudetto, which is back within reach again after it had been further away than ever for many minutes. Allegri's team enjoys thanks to a roar of pride that, in 120 seconds, overturned a sentence that seemed written and that was making both Inter and Napoli rejoice, the former for 3 points that would have given a huge boost towards the Champions League , the latter already anticipating a possible overtaking in the standings and, why not, an escape towards the Scudetto. However, none of this will happen, at least not this weekend.
Inter will have to cheer on Turin and hope not to lose ground from the Romans, while Napoli will have to win in Florence and keep breathing down the Lady's neck, otherwise they will abandon the tricolor dream. A nice joke for the Nerazzurri and the Azzurri, signed by Cuadrado-Higuain. They were the ones who scored the two goals that literally turned Inter upside down, a terrifying one-two between the 87th and 89th minutes that put Allegri's team back firmly in command of the championship. “I want to congratulate both my own and my opponents – commented the Juventus coach. – It was a decisive match, if we hadn't won we would have risked overtaking Napoli.
Right now we lack brilliance but we have to grit our teeth and win three more. We and Inter battled until the end, unfortunately it's not always easy to win games but the seasons are long, it's normal that you can't be at your best from start to finish." So much joy at Juve corresponds to just as much disappointment for Inter, who saw a game that seemed in their pocket slip out of their hands, moreover after a real feat. Yes, because the Nerazzurri had gone down by a goal (13' Douglas Costa) and a man (red directed at Vecino for a foul on Mandzukic, a decision he made and will cause discussion) and seemed condemned to lose the match. But then, at the start of the second half, Icardi's equalizer (52') reversed the trend and Barzagli's sensational own goal (65') made even dreams of victory. Something that was about to become reality, but then, as previously mentioned, here is the award-winning Cuadrado-Higuain couple who overturns the script again, giving the "film" an unexpected ending, moreover with Spalletti who had just replaced Icardi to put in Santon. “When I'm wrong, I pay the consequences – the analysis of the Nerazzurri coach. – We had struggled but we were holding on, but then came the disappointment of the draw and we collapsed from there.
We're sorry because we deserved the victory, we played an intense game of sacrifice and we were punished by random episodes". Now the ball passes to Napoli, called to win in Florence (18 pm) not for overtaking but to keep the dream alive. An insidious trip for Franchi, even if given the number of Azzurri fans who will be present, one could almost be confused with San Paolo. During the week there was a lot of talk about Inter-Juventus, definitely less than the Napoli match, as if Fiorentina weren't even taken into consideration. “We don't even listen to those who say we'll get out of the way – Pioli glossed over. – We have very high motivations like them, we are ready to risk it because they are not unbeatable”. The Viola don't want to be a sparring partner, which is another reason to face them with great concentration and in the best possible way.
Sarri will obviously focus on the classic 4-3-3 with Reina in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Mario Rui in defense, Allan, Jorginho and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Mertens and Insigne in attack. Ordinance system also for Pioli, who will respond with a 4-3-1-2 that will see Sportiello between the posts, Laurini, Milenkovic, Pezzella and Biraghi in the back department, Benassi, Badelj and Veretout in the midfield, Saponara in support of the pair Church-Simeon offensive.
